Russell Orville Cummings Jr., MD
NPI 1528057114ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Columbia, LA
Surgery (MD) with Hospital Service District No. 1 of Caldwell Parish, practicing in Columbia, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $172,295 for 2,706 claims, against $11,919 paid for services in 2024. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $143.09 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Citizens Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1528057114 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 17, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 17, 2016 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 013602 | LA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 67 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 199 across 41 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $11,919 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,706 · 3,577 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 248 |
| Total drug cost | $172,295 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | General Practice |
Medical group
- Hospital Service District No. 1 of Caldwell ParishColumbia, LA · 35 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Citizens Medical CenterColumbia, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$143.09 · 5 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$59.10 · 3 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $98.00 | 2 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $30.83 | 2 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $14.26 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$143.09 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records